Thesaurus
down–at–the–heels
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of DOWN-AT-THE-HEELS
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect <the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up>
Synonyms beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
Related Words abandoned, uncared-for, unkept; desolate, forlorn, godforsaken; broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered; decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety, tumbledown; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked
Variants of DOWN-AT-THE-HEELS
down–at–the–heels or down–at–heel also down–at–the–heel or down–at–heels
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